Baking-pan.



PatentdAug. 14, I900. .1. F. MEREDITH.

B A K I N G P A N (Application filed Dec. 9, 1899.)

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JAOOB F. MEREDITH, OF NEVVARK, OHIO.

BAKING-PAN.

SPEUIFIOATIONfOiming part or Letters Patent No. 656,032, dated August14, 1900. Application filed December 9, 1899. Serial No. 739,8A0. (Nomodel) To all whom it may concern:-

Be it known that I, J ACOB F. MEREDITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Licking' 'and State of Ohio,haveinvented a new and useful Baking- Pan, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to baking-pans, and has for its object to providean improved pan especially designed for baking a plurality of loaves ofbread in a single pan at one and the same time, so as to facilitate thehandling of the bread, and also to provide a strong and durable panwhich will not become warped or misshapen by the action of the heat orby constant handling.

To these ends the present invention consists in the combination andarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, shownin the accompanying drawings, and particularly. pointed out in theappended claim, it being understood that changes in the form,proportion, size, and

minor details may bemade within the scope of the appended claim withoutdeparting from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of theinvention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a baking-panconstructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal sectional View thereof. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectionalview taken through one corner of the pan. Fig. 4 is a plan view of aportion of the blank from which the pan" is formed, and illustratedon asmall scale.

Corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawings aredesignated by like characters of reference.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 designates the body of the improvedpan,'which is formed from a single blank of metal, so as to form asimple and inexpensive pan;

In order that a plurality of loaves of bread may be baked at one and thesame time, the pan is provided with a plurality of sections orcompartments 2 forthe reception of the individual loaves, and betweenadjacent compartments there are provided intervening spaces 3, so thatthe hot air may circulate freely between the compartments to moreeffectually cook the bread.

As hereinbefore set forth, the body of the pan is formed from a singleblank, a portion of which has been shown in Fig. 4, so as to illustratethe formation of one of the compartments. In Fig. 4 the several dottedlines indicate the direction of the different'folds.

3 indicates the bottom of one of the compartments, the end of which isformed by the wing 4, which is bent upwardly at substantially rightangles to the bottom 3 and has its outer edge 5 longer than the inner orlower edge thereof. The opposite side sections 6 are bent upwardly, soas to fit against the op- .posite edges of the wing orend 4, and byreason of the shape of the latter said sides flare upwardly andoutwardly to facilitate the removal of the loaf which may be placedtherein. The end of each side section 6 is provided with a wing 7, whichis bent inwardly across the outer face of the wing orend 4, said wings 7overlapping each' other and the three wings substantially connected bymeans of a rivet 8 passing therethrough. It will be understood that thecontiguous side section 6? of the next adjacent compartment is bentdownwardly, and by reason of the upward and outward flare of the sidesof such compartments the latter are spaced apart, as hereinbefore setforth. As indicated in Fig. 2 and also bythe brokenaway portion of Fig.1, the upper edge of the ends at of the respective compartments areformed into a bead 8,through which is passed a marginal stiffening-wire9, passing entirely around the pan and effectively bracing andconnecting the several compartments.

As an additional strengthening means I provide the under side of the panwith cleats or strips 10, of substantially V shape in crosssection, saidstrips extending transversely across. the compartments and having theiropposite ends 11 flattened and bent up against the respective outerendsof the pan, to which they are secured by suitable rivets 12. Thesestrips, furthermore, provide feet to space the bottom of the pan abovethe bottom of the oven, so as to permit a free circulation of hot airbeneath the pan in addition to the circulation between the compartmentsthereof and also hold the pan out of contact with the heated bottom ofthe oven. At opposite ends of the pan there are provided suitable bailor ring handles 13 for conveniently hamdling the pan.

Removably fitted to the open upper side of the pan is a cover 14, havingan outstanding marginal flange 15 resting upon the upper edges of thepan and supporting the cover thereon. Immediately above the pivoted orswinging handles 13 the cover is also provided with similar handles 16,which are adapted to be brought into contact with the adjacent handles13, as indicated in Fig. 2, so that both pairs of handles may begrasped, and thereby prevent accidental displacement of the top duringtransportation of the pan.

At one end of the pan there is provided an outwardly-projecting tongue17, preferably formed separate from the pan and secured thereto by meansof the fastening device which secures the adjacent handle 13. Thistongue is bowed or hooked at its outer end and is adapted to be passedloosely through a slot or opening 18, formed in the marginal flange ofthe cover, so as to hingedly connect the latter to the pan.

Located in one end of the cover and preferably opposite the hingedconnection thereof there is provided a ventilating-opening 19, having apivoted or swinging cover 20. This opening 19 is normally closed by thecover, so that the steam generated within the pan may not escapetherefrom, and the opening is finally uncovered to permit of the escapeof the collected steam when it is desired to brown the contents of thepan.

What I claim is A baking-pan, comprising a plurality of individualcompartments, and formed from a single sheet of metal, which is foldedat a plurality of points to form downwardly-divergent pairs of sidesections, between which are interspaces that are open at their oppositeends, bottom seetions between respective side sections and separated bythe respective interspaces, end sections folded upwardly at oppositeends of the bottom sections and between the adjacent side sections,wings bent inwardly at the ends of the side sections and connected tothe end sections, the upper edges of the end sections and the outerlongitudinal sides of the opposite outer com partments being formed intobeads, a strengthening and stiffening wire inclosed within the beads,and extending entirely around the pan, and opposite metal stripsextending transversely across the bottoms of the several compartments,to form braces and feet therefor.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JACOB F. MEREDITH] Vitnesses:

J. M. FARMER, GEO. MARKLEY.

